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Medical technology
B.R.I.D.G.E
Body Reducing Innovative Design Groundbreaking Ergonomic
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B.R.I.D.G.E can be used in all form of injuries of upper extremities such as fractures (cast), amputations, luxations…
Moves pressure to bone-structure instead of muscle and nerve-centre
with wristsupport to prevent drophand
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B.R.I.D.G.E completely reduces the strain on the top part of the shoulder and underlying nerves
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Products
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B.R.I.D.G.E can be used as a versatile sling or as a shoulder locking sling.
Sling
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Shoulder lock sling
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Product description
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Clinical Indications
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Post fracture care, Tendonitis/Bursitis, Pre/Post operative care, shoulder injuries, instabilities & arthroscopic repair
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Features
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Fits either shoulder, Adjustable for size, simple adjustment, flexible usage, hygenic
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Benefits
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Care-time saving and therefore cost saving, simple handling and usage for patients.
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Unique Features
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Stress-reducing, the only product that completely removes the pressure from the top of the shoulder and nerve centre in this way, very comfortable and not hot to wear.
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Indications list
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- Post fracture care
- Tendonitis/Bursitis
- Pre/Post operative care
- Instabilities & arthroscopic repairRheumatoid arthritis
- Different fractures treated with plaster,
- Joint-prostheses
- Amputations.
- Passive stretching
- Emergency injuries
- Trauma
- Stroke
- Long-term pain problems in the shoulder
- Whiplash-trauma
- Arm-paralysis
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Usability
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Easy to apply both on and off with one hand |
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Automatic left or right sided use
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Potential and prices
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- Potential users in Sweden each year exceeds 90000
(based on Swedish statistics and the assumption that there are similar demographics in rest of Europe)
- Potential users in Germany is 8 X Sweden > 720 000
- Potential users in Spain is 4 X Sweden > 360 000
- Potential users in Italy is 5 X Sweden > 450 000
- Potential users in France is 6 X Sweden > 540 000
- Potential users in Great Britain is 6 X Sweden > 540 000
- Potential users in USA is 27 X Sweden > 2 430 000
Our selling price will be competitive and based on volumes and commitment.
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Clinic savings
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- Time saved compared to standard arm sling in the order of 10 - 20 min/patient
(Statement from personnel from orthopedic clinic at Lunds University Hospital)
- Reduced man-hours in post operative care
(Statement from personnel from orthopedic clinic at Lunds University Hospital)
- The savings with our product compared to standard arm sling would be near 50% of the total cost on average.
(Calculated from cost of product and care-time needed)
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Conclusion
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- Prevents long term shoulder problems
- Adjustable for size (only two variants needed)
- Greatly reduces the risk of tension headache and numbness of the arms
- Full freedom of movement of the neck and arms
- User friendly
- Applicable with one hand
- Great increase in the patients independence
- Tested on patients at Lunds University Hospital in Sweden with good results
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